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CNN: John Edwards to endorse Obama
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008

The timing couldn't be better. Prepare for the superdelegate tsunami...

 
"Shock Doctrine" Spin in US, Burma and Beyond
Written by Bernie Weiner   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008

From CrisisPapers.org: Bernie Weiner on how the Bush Administration deceived us into invading Iraq, how the Burmese junta is delaying the delivery of aid to its devastated citizens, how resource-shortages abroad are being exploited by multinational corporations -- and how all these resonate with Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" and "Disaster Capitalism" theses.

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West Virwhat? Here's the BIG Election News Tonight
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

The AP projects Democrat Travis Childers as winner of the special election to fill the vacancy in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. (Update: More at ABC News and WSJ.)

Make no mistake: we are witnessing a massive tectonic shift in electoral politics at the national level, as the third staunchly Republican congressional district in the last few months flips to "blue" as the result of a special election. Republican flop sweat is flowing like cheap beer as their leaders and patrons witness perhaps the most massive meltdown in the party's history.

MORE UPDATE: Progressive candidate Scott Kleeb wins Nebraska's Democratic Senate Primary.

 
John Conyers Threatens George Bush Jr. with Impeachment
Written by Mike Harwood   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

You read that correctly. It's amazing that this slipped under the media radar:

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Dennis Prager, a Jew's Jewish Nightmare
Written by Jeff Koopersmith   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Jeff Koopersmith on Dennis Prager: "I am a Jew – and he disgraces me."

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Another Supreme Outrage
Written by Michael Collins   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Polite fascism contracts the right – your right – to vote. Michael Collins on the outrageous Supreme Court ruling that in effect gives regressive states the right to suppress voters based on demographics and political leanings.

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Watch Billo Melt Down!
Written by Mike Harwood   
Monday, 12 May 2008

This video clip of Bill O'Reilly melting down on the set of Inside Edition sometime during the 1980s or 1990s is brought to you under the Fair Use provisions of the US Copyright laws:

 
Billo's Most Race-Baiting Column EVER!
Written by Steve Young   
Saturday, 10 May 2008

Steve Young takes on Bill O'Reilly's latest column, in which he uses its near-entirety yo conjure up race war over presidential candidate Barack Obama.

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Culture of Corruption Update: The Vito Fossella Saga Continues
Written by Mike Harwood   
Thursday, 08 May 2008

[UPDATED – click here!] For those of you who need to play catch-up on the saga of scandal-plagued Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13), whose arrest late last week for driving while intoxicated in Alexandria, VA involves a mystery woman in the married Congresscritter's life, here is a good place to start. Mary Ann Akers is reporting that "Vito is finito," and a New York City paleocon fishwrap reports much the same story. Meanwhile, the New York Daily News has a snarky new game -- and you'll want to play along!

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Oliver Willis Goes Barack to the Future
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Thursday, 08 May 2008
 
FBI Raids Office of Special Counsel. Yes, You Read That Correctly...
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Wall Street Journal breaks the story here. NPR has more details. TPMMuckraker has a good backgrounder on Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch, who has been accused of politicizing the office and is alleged to have had computer hard drives erased.

 
The Subpoena to Watch...
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

AP via HuffPo reports that David Addington, consigliere to Vice President Darth Cheney, has been subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee to testify in connection with the committee's investigation of U.S. military interrogation practices (read: torture). Addington had refused to testify without a subpoena. While much of Blogtopia's and on the Intertubes' attention has focused on the drama surrounding efforts to get John Yoo to testify, Addington is a far bigger fish – and his testimony could have far more ominous ramifications to the present occupants of the Executive Branch. Jeralyn Merritt ties the subpoena story to a new lawsuit alleging torture at Abu Ghraib. Check your popcorn supply…

 
BillO Interviews Hillary – Then Uses Dennis Miller to Trash Her
Written by Steve Young   
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

Steve Young takes a look at the latest puerile escapade emanating from the Land of Fair and Balanced™.

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The Wright Story for the Wright Time
Written by Steve Young   
Monday, 05 May 2008

Steve Young explains why the Wright story stuck… and why it will probably continue to stick.

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Gays in Military vs. Felons in Military
Written by Marc Perkel   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Republicans oppose gays in the military because they believe being gay is immoral.

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"Sugar Momma Express"
Written by Gene Gaudette   
Friday, 02 May 2008

Watch FireDogLake 's Jane Hamsher add a new phrase to the Campaign 2008 Lexicon while making her counterpart from Clownhall.com look like a giggling imbecile:

 

 
On Coulter: The Bigot Doesn't Get It
Written by Jeff Koopersmith   
Friday, 02 May 2008

... or does she? Jeff Koopersmith looks at the naked bigotry of Ann Coulter's latest race-baiting "idiotorial."

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BREAKING! White House Announces Contest to Find More Specific Text For "Mission Accomplished" Banner
Written by Steve Young   
Thursday, 01 May 2008

Steve Young with an APJ/HuffPo exclusive – and your chance to win big...

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